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Malady of Islam

by Abdelwahab Meddeb
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9780465044351
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books
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  • Pages: 256
  • Original Price: USD 35.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 508 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): History & Theory

In this impassioned, erudite, and deeply moving book, Abdelwahab Meddeb, born and raised in Tunis and now living in Paris, details the breadth and scope of the Arab intellectual tradition and dismantles common preconceptions held by the Islamic and Western worlds. He describes the growing resentment between the West and the Islamic world as being due, in large part, to Islam's drift away from its own pluralist tradition. Tracing the history of the "conquering" of the Arab world by the West, he provides a detailed history of the ways in which Islamic fundamentalism has come to compensate for Western dominance. Directly addressing the terrorist attacks of September 11, he challenges us to reconsider the presumption that the gulf between the Islamic world and the West is too wide to breach. The "malady" of Islam lies in its alienation from the West and the corrosive influence that fundamentalism has wrought. This book is a correction of the historical record, a passionate description of the best of Islamic thought and culture, and an absolutely necessary read for those seeking a better understanding not only of Islam but also ourselves.

Abdelwahab Meddeb is a prolific novelist, poet, translator, and essayist and the editor of the journal Dédale. The author of ten books, he is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University oaf Paris X--Nanterre. He lives in Paris, France.

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